Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Senegal’s supreme court upholds prison term for Dakar mayor /in /by

Senegal's supreme court on Friday confirmed a prison sentence handed down to the mayor of Dakar, convicted of killing a man during a wave of political violence in 2011

Banker Thiam elected leader of Ivory Coast opposition coalition /in /by

Ivorian-French banker Tidjane Thiam is elected leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Ivory Coast, a victory which puts him in position to contest the next presidential election in 2025

DR Congo: “voting operations had gone relatively well”- observer mission says /in /by

"In addition, the voting process was assessed negatively in 21 polling stations, with serious irregularities observed in several of them. This data represents a limited picture of election day proceedings and should not necessarily be taken as being re...

‘Rebel Moon’ the science-fiction epic showing devastation wrought by imperialism /in /by

"In previous franchises, I think, you know, they've softened off the edges. And this is unapologetic. This is space fascism and this is the horrible sort of fantasy of the evolution of this kind of hatred and imperialism and, you know, this history of ...

Christmas decorations light up Lagos as economic context overshadows festivities /in /by

Christmas time is in the air. The lights in the streets and buildings around Nigeria's economic capital are testimony to this. However, Nigerians struggle with higher inflation, tripled fuel prices and a sharply weakened naira during the festive period...

France outside Niger: the end of Western counterterrorism in the Sahel /in /by

By forced and forced to leave Niger after Mali and Burkina Faso, France ratifies the end of a model of counter-terrorism in the Sahel, opening the way to an uncertain head-to-head between military regimes and jihadist groups.

Davido’s Unavailable is best song of 2023 – Rihanna /in /by

The song, a fusion of Afrobeats and amapiano, is a joint effort by Nigerian singer Davido and South African producer Musa Keys.

With half a million people starving, UN warns war is pushing Gaza to famine /in /by

“People are very, very close to large outbreaks of disease because their immune systems have become so weak, because they don't have enough nourishment. And I'm talking really, children. And I'm talking women and I'm talking all the men and I'm talking...

War in Sudan: more than 7 million displaced – UN /in /by

Fighting that has raged since April in Sudan between the army and paramilitaries has now displaced 7.1 million people, a UN spokesperson said on Thursday, describing "the largest displacement crisis in the world."

CAR reaffirms cooperation with UN for peace and security /in /by

"This visit undoubtedly testifies to our commitment and determination to work effectively to strengthen the cooperation and communication system around the priorities defined in resolution 2709, with regard to the protection of civilians, support for t...